Garment hanger



Jan. 15, 1952 R, BATTLE 2,582,669

GRMENT HANGER Filed June 11, 1947 INVENTOR. .l/CHARD BA TT/ E AGENT.

Patented Jan. 15, 1952 Df S.

@ARME-NT Higham Battle.; LoSfAngelesaGalif.. Application June-11, 194.7, vSerial No. 753,919 v (or zee-.8a

M5; invention .relatestow improvements; inea-rf. :nent hangers and.more.partularlmtqimgroMemeotsrin.- adjustable garment: hangers and'. aan filent` hangers whiohV employ inseot;rezoellanfts.:v

T-heorncipal obiect-ofamyi-invention isftorro-f. 5` videlv an .improved `earrioent hanger, off adiostable.y Shape;

Another object of my invention is to provide a garment hanger which is; adjustable. both asA to and shape so thatd it may' properly Support. garments: such. as, coats. of;` rlierent4 sizes, and@ shapes.

Another object of invention is-.fto ororidepa.; galiment hanger Whiohemploys suspe siongneanse viz-11110111k rtltetteblyl engagev two.: mutually oivatedheneererma Another object o f my inventioriaie tomoridea. garment hanger with-suspension.- mea whvh includes, perforated clamping. means fgI clog opposite sides of a, passage in which.. lumps orA solid materiel, .suon an. ineeot 1.'..epe11aat.-1nay he, enclosed.V

Another. obioetoffmrinventioo istofprovid a. shoulder: piece which. isE adjustably t att vhab the.,e1id1off a hanger arm eveniwhile; use supoortina. a garment.,

Another; object oiemyA hiveotion; is: to oroyide; a shoulderv piega tof whob.- a. saohet be;readilyy attahed.

v mie-,1 foreeoinez and. other objects; of my; 5. tioni.,toeethen'withfvariousnovelieetnres .ti1e-remzv will be understoodmoreffvullr by reading-the folf. lowina.. detaileddescription; in; oormeetion with the-eooomoe-nrine,drawing@ Althou the:'meerf tioneisaillustrated in theeooompeo and. described. hereinloelow with. ref particular embodiment thereof iti presslyt understood thatthe.- drawing. an tion.. araillustrative only, and that. the` invention, is not limtedto., the soerro..detail@of; ther e.. bojdiment. illustrated.. and dem:vribed,y the Sugglge. the., mventon. beine. dened. byf the amended claims.

Inl the.. drawings. vvhelein likev referenee, eher,- armere;1 refer to likenarts throughout tbe Seyeral views.; I

Eigurelisa sideA elevational.Viewy or a g. hanger embodyinezfeatuer y, inerenti o;

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Eight., ie afreementera; View; pattlr" 1n. seetiom of. one endj of' the. hanger.;

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Fig.,fiseaiverticalsectonalzview ofi an alterna:i tivezpvotal arrangement; of'thehanger arms;V

Referring; to thedrawing, and` part1oularlye-to,y Figa. 1; there is illustrated a. garmenthanger emr., bod'ying the features of'V my. invention. and come. prsingwtwo arms: H'L-l pivotally heldrtogether. with. a suspension member l2; and puovided;- with., ade.y justablef shoulder: pieces I4 at theirouter. ends and interconnected, by, an.. adjustingmechanism.

preferably about 81/2; inchesin` length and.; tlieVv imrnlouekle4v of; about 15 inchest average, length. 'lj-he; shoulder loieces I4- may bei from. about 2; to. 4;. inches; in; length;

Tofacilitate the: pivotal arrangement (1f-thee two alims l0, the; innerl endsgthereoff. areenlargedi and:- respectvely.r provded-I with` mating'A croular.-

tongue and;eroovehortionsl and 22 Etndtwo` ter-1^ 12.0.l fQlmr. e.. message; 2,5. and. the: inner ends, of;

tbeerms.- L0 clamped together by meansoi-a lolgingu member 2T? passing; through the passage... 216; and@ through; twov clamping: plates` 2B: at:` the lower end, of the hanger.- suSPns-ion rloeinoioerV 12;.. Preferably the locking member 251; sin; theform. 0f- 'ft-,bQll lmileffnef in; et.. mit: to Rlovide easy aooeseetothe eseeeelle. @een platej 2 s is; proa vided-With er1. eltv-Qfoerlforetione.ermordet. thetthe-oesse'g.. may berventlatedto the:aiahos.-y phere in order; to obtain the maximum temera-y fy lumps d2.: Ofgsld materalenclosed therein. Itgfis;tobeunderstood; of.course, that lumpsfoff variousJt-ypes, of solid material may` be deposited'-v iILthe-passagelsuchas, for example, disinfectant;r perfumes, deodorants, and moth balls, acycordinglto. the user-is purpose;

Preferably the suspension member I?. is made of two niet: spritev Steelimembers provided with. hook-.Sheieed oortione. 35; suitably secured to.: eetherg,.suehes.by welding to formah Seeed these hook.oortioostermnetereeeeetivelv i.

clamping. glazes 2o.; The, twopiates 2.a.. mi@ sgif metrieallv. offset-from. tlieplane of the hooi; at,

the lewereodthereof ad' t the' thioknees oi. trie tongue.,I a da groove.f o

ogether.. Also prefere-bly the clamor. K aree-lehed inwardly inordeivto Pro.: Vide; o shouldersermon can readily' engager the, moes-ofthe at opposite ends` off' the passage 2liv rotative sliding..A relationship. Withthe.. hanger;u arms [03.; These, shoulders; 4D; oaf.r

operate with the tongue-and groovel 293 and: 212; to..

, arms I0.

3 facilitate hinging the two arms I together at thepivot point.

The turnbuckle I6 which is used for angularly adjusting the arms about the pivot point, includes two oppositely threaded eye bolts 42 and an intervening rod 44 having threaded ends engaged therewith. The eye bolts 42 are pivotally supported by pins 46 within recess 48 in the lower side of the outer ends of the hanger arms I0, as illustrated "in detail inl Fig. 3. By means of the turnbuckle I 6 the relative angular position of the two hanger arms I0 may be readily adjusted by turning the rod while the hanger is in use. The turnbuckle I6 not only acts to adjust the relative angular position of the hanger arms but also serves as a crossbar for supporting trousers and like garments.

Each of the shoulder pieces I4 comprises an upper portion and a lower portion which are arranged to envelop the outer end of a. hanger arm I0. The upper portion is provided with laterally extending wings 56 which are curved downwardly and merge together at the outer ends thereof to present a downwardly curved surface upon which the shoulder of a coat or like garment can rest. A plurality'of small holes 58 are arranged in the periphery of the upper portion of each shoulder piece I4 in order to permit ready attachment of a sachet 66 thereto by means of threads in the event that the hanger is to be used to support ladies garments.

The lower portion of each shoulder piece I4 comprises a pair of inwardly opposed iinge'rs 62'which are angularly shaped on the upper sides in order that they may fit readily in any one of a series of angular shaped slots 64 formed on the lower side of the outer ends of the hanger Two opposed internal bosses 66 are formed in the lower portion in the longitudinal channel formed within each shoulder piece I4 to provide a pair of shoulders 68 Ywhich can engage the lower sides of tracks 'I0 extending laterally from the hanger arms I0 at the same time that fingers 62 engage slots 64 on opposite sides of the hanger arm. The slots 64 are preferablyy spaced about '1A to l/2 inch apart along the length of the hanger arm I0.

In order to permit adjustment of each shoulder piece I4 on the hanger while in u'se and, at the saine time, to provide for positive engagement of the lingers 62 with the slots 64 and the shoulders 68 with the rails 10, a strong leaf spring 'I2 is arranged in the channel 67 of the shoulder piece I4 and on the upper side of the hanger arm I0. This spring 12 is normally flexed outwardly and both ends 'I4 and 'I5 thereof normally engage the inner wall of the shoulder piece I4, one end 'I4 being rigidly secured thereto by any suitable means such as a rivet 16.

TheA spring I2 engages the hanger arm at a point which is offset from the line joining the point of contact of the fingers 62 and the shoulders 68 with the hanger arm I4 thus holding the shoulder piece I4 firmly against the hanger arm atV these latter two points. By designing the spring `'I2 with s'ucient strength, proper engagement of the shoulders 68 with the rails 'i0 and the fingers 62 with the slots 64 may be maintained while the hanger is in use supporting'even heavy clothing such a's an overcoat. And yet, by manual manipulationrthe shoulder pieces I4 may be moved along the length of the respective hanger arms I0 and xed in -any desired position thereon by engaging the lingers 62 with suitable slots 64.

In an alternative pivotal arrangement of the two hanger arms, the tongue and groove portions illustrated in Fig. 2 are replaced by two flat abutting portions as4 illustrated in Fig. 5. In the latter case the engagement of the clamping plates with the ends of the recess 26 is depended upon to hold thetwo arms I D together firmly. In this form of the invention, two semi-circular slots 82 are arranged in the upper sides of the arms in order to form a vertical passage at the top side thereof through which lumps of a solid material may be deposited into the recess 26. Y*

From the foregoing description of my invention it is clear that I have provided a garment f hanger which is adjustable, both as to size and shape, so as to permit its being well-fitted to various garments. It is also clear that I have provided not only an improved adjustable hanger but that I have also provided improved shoulder pieces and improved hanger suspension means which are adapted for use with other hangers.

It is obvious that 'many modifications and variations may be made in my invention without departing from the true spirit thereof. It is, therefore, to be understood that my invention is not to be limited to the specific details shown and described but only by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a pair of pivotally arranged arms provided with a passage extending therethrough about the pivot axis, means for angularly adjusting said arms about the pivot axis, and suspension means including a hook member having a pair of perforated clamping plates attached thereto, said clamping plates being provided with shoulders rotatively engaging the portions of therwalls of said arms at opposite ends of said passage, whereby a ventilated cavity is vformed therein for enclosing solid material such as insect repellant.

2. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member provided with a, passage extending therethrough, hanger suspension means including -a hook member and a pair of perforated plate members resiliently secured to the lower end thereof, said plate members being relatively movable in opposite directions along an axis passing through said passage and means for securing said plate members on said supporting member on opposite sides of said passage in closing relationship therewith, whereby solid material such as an Vinsect repellant may be enclosed therein.

3. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member'provided with a passage extending therethrough, hanger suspension means including a hook memberV and a pair of perforated plate members resiliently secured to the lower end thereof, and a bolt passing through said plate members and said passage for securing said plate members, on said supporting member in closing relationf ship with opposite sides of' said passage, whereby solid material such as an insect repellant may be enclosed therein.

4. A garment hanger comprising a supporting member provided with a circular passage extending therethrough, hanger suspension means including a hook member and a pair of perforated plate members resiliently secured to the lower end thereof, said plateY members being provided with circular shoulder portions rotatively engaging opposite faces of said hanger at the opposite ends of said passage, and means including a pin member passing through said plate members and said passage for securing said plate members on said supporting member in closing relationship with opposite sides of said passage, whereby solid material such as an insect repellant may be enclosed therein.

5. A garment hanger comprising two arms respectively provided with mating circular tongue and groove portions, said portions being provided with registered holes forming a passage concentric with said tongue and groove portions, suspension means including a hook and a, pair of plate members attached thereto, said plate members being held in closing relationshipwith opposite ends of said passage and in rotatively sliding relationship with said arms to form a cavity therein, and means for angularly adjusting said arms about a pivot point concentric with said tongue and groove portions.

6. A garment hanger as dened in claim 5 wherein said plate members are perforated to provide ventilation between said passage and the surrounding atmosphere. i

7. A garment hanger comprising a pair of arms, twoends o'f the respective arms being slidably engaged for angular movement about afpivot axis, said ends being formed to provide a iias'sageex-v tending through said ends, said pivot axisextendingthrough said passage, suspension''means" including a pair of perforated clamping members i6 A rotatively engaging opposite faces of said hanger at the opposite ends of said passage, said clamping members rotatively supporting said arms for mutual angular movement about said pivot axis, a suspension hook attached to said clamping members, and means interconnecting said arms for angularly adjusting said arms about the pivot axis.

RICHARD BATTLE.

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